Squeaky HVAC blower motor.

[Johnmed]

Originally Posted by mattylondon

Hope this helps

That does Matt. A real help. Ta.

Any idea how I get the intake housing off?

I think this blower is going to have to really make some serious noise before I rip the thing out in this weather!

[mattylondon]

Yes, see PDF, assuming this is the part you're referring to.

[Johnmed]

Originally Posted by mattylondon

Yes, see PDF, assuming this is the part you're referring to.

Bingo. I owe you another online Beer Matt. How do you get these PDFs, do you subscribe to have access to ETKA or something?

[mattylondon]

One day at a meet I hope

I have ELSA, the workshop repair manual, installed on my PC's. There are download links somewhere in the web, but I bought the CD's for £10 off ebay.

[Johnmed]

Deffo. Hold me to at least 5 internet beers. I know what I'll be downloading later on.

[Johnmed]

Ok, Merry Chrimbo all.

Managed to get this done earlier today.

Fiddly job that requires large ish Allen hexbits, 5.5mm socket/spanner and/or I think it was a T15 torn bit. Oh and double jointed child's hands. Not having those I managed with a bendy torx driver, saved the day essentially.

The ELSA guide says to remove both wipers, I managed just removing the nearside.

This is in no way a guide, but hopefully the pictures will help anyone who needs to do this themselves.

I reckon my blower had got noisy from water ingress, as the drainage ducts I think have been squished when the pollen filter has been replaced incorrectly; it's quite fiddly to do right I guess.

Took a good while to find screws that were hidden in different locations to the earlier D3s. Hope this helps, I think the pics explain the process pretty much.

I started by marking with tape the position of the wipers:


Remove plastics:


and nearside wiper arm with this:


Remove bracing that has 13 bolts:


This is the bugger, and it has two MORE tiny screws behind it. Don't forget those


These are the ducts that I think have been neglected:


All the best. John

[mattylondon]

Nice work John

In the Elsa guide there's a section about adding a seal to a joint to prevent water ingress.

[Johnmed]

Yeah. I read that Matt. I may add some where it said, I'm not entirely convinced by the recommendation, but I ran out of time, and it can be done quite easily I believe in situ.